Description: #19 in the Milan Jacovich mystery series. When a celebrity-packed motivational event turns deadly, Milan finds himself caught up in a mess. The high-profile, big-ego speakers he's hired to help protect can't stand each other, and when one winds up murdered, Milan is asked to help another prove his innocence by finding the real killer.
Brief description: Les Roberts is the author of 16 mystery novels featuring Cleveland detective Milan Jacovich, as well as 11 other books of fiction. The past president of both the Private Eye Writers of America and the American Crime Writer's League, he came to mystery writing after a 24-year career in Hollywood. He was the first producer and head writer of the Hollywood Squares and wrote for The Andy Griffith Show, The Jackie Gleason Show, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E., among others. He has been a professional actor, a singer, a jazz musician, a teacher, and a film critic. In 2003 he received the Sherwood Anderson Literary Award. A native of Chicago, he now lives in Northeast Ohio.
Review Quotes: An intense page-turner of a mystery-thriller that will keep readers second-guessing themselves until the end. Milan is a hard-boiled private eye for the modern day, navigating a treacherous web of shady characters in search of justice for an unlikable client. Highly recommended, especially for connoisseurs of the genre.-- "Midwest Book Review" (11/1/2016 12:00:00 AM)